Updates

The University has been advised that OSSTF District 35, which represents support staff at Brock, will set a strike deadline of Monday Aug. 10.

The parties have been bargaining for a new agreement since March, and the University remains committed to continued talks with the Union to reach a renewal collective agreement. The previous collective agreement expired on April 30.

The parties met with a provincially appointed conciliation officer on July 14, after which the Union requested what is known as a “no-board report”, the first step toward a legal strike or lockout.

The University has been advised that the “no-board report” has been issued, and the parties are in a legal strike/lockout position as of 12:01 am on Aug. 7. The Union has advised the University that they will set a strike deadline for Aug. 10.

For continued updates on this negotiation, and for more information about the collective bargaining process, please see the Brock University Outlook website.

Representatives from Brock University and OSSTF District 35 continued contract negotiations on July 14, with the help of a provincially-appointed conciliator.

When the discussions did not result in a collective agreement, the union requested a no-board report, which is the first step toward a legal strike or lockout. The no-board report is expected to be issued by the Ministry of Labour within the next three to five days.

At this time, no strike or lockout deadlines have been set by either party.

The parties have been bargaining for a renewal collective agreement since March 2015. The University remains committed to continued talks with the union to reach a renewal agreement, and will update the Brock community as discussions continue.

More information about the collective bargaining process can be found on the Brock University Outlook website.

OSSTF D35, which represents support staff at Brock University, filed a request on 5 June 2015 for the appointment of a conciliation officer, following the tenth meeting between the parties. A conciliation officer has been appointed by the Ministry of Labour and the parties are canvassing for future meeting dates. The collective agreement between the University and OSSTF D35 expired on 30 April 2015.

The University is also in negotiations with CUPE 2220, which represents support staff at Rodman Hall Art Centre. The University filed a request for the appointment of a conciliation officer on 16 June 2015, following the second meeting between the parties. The University and CUPE 2220 have met on three occasions, and are canvassing for future meeting dates.

Conciliation is a process by which a union or employer can apply to the Ontario Ministry of Labour to appoint a conciliation officer, who will try to help the parties reach a collective agreement.

The University remains committed to reaching negotiated settlements with OSSTF D35 and CUPE 2220, and looks forward to continuing discussions to reach a collective agreement.

Further updates will be provided to the community as discussions continue.

On March 20, Brock University’s Board of Trustees ratified a new collective agreement that had been reached between the University and CUPE Local 4207 Unit 3, which represents ESL instructors at Brock.

The union members had ratified the agreement on March 18.

The three-year collective agreement is retroactive to 7 July 2014, and is effective to 6 July 2017.

A draft of the new collective agreement will be available on the University’s website shortly.

The members of CUPE Local 4207 Unit 3, which represents ESL instructors at Brock University, voted on Wednesday 18 March to ratify a tentative collective agreement that had been reached last weekend with the University.

The University’s board of trustees are to hold a ratification vote on Friday 20 March.

The tentative agreement had been reached on 15 March with the assistance of a conciliator. When ratified by both sides, it would replace the previous collective agreement which expired on 6 July 2014.

The University and CUPE 4207-3, representing ESL Instructors, have been bargaining for a renewal collective agreement since June 2014. The parties have met with a provincially appointed mediator in conciliation on three occasions since November, and the Union recently requested what is commonly known as a “no-board report”, the first step toward a legal strike or lockout.

A “no-board report” was issued on Feb. 28, and the Union has posted on its website that a strike deadline of March 17 at 12:01am has been set.

The University is committed to continued talks with the Union to reach a renewal collective agreement, and will provide further updates to the Brock community as discussions continue.

More information about the collective bargaining process can be found on the Brock University Outlook website.

The University is pleased to report that a tentative agreement with IASTE Local 461 was reached on Feb. 18, and subsequently ratified by the union and the University on Feb. 27 and March 2 respectively. IATSE represents stagehands at Brock’s Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts and Brock’s Centre for the Arts.

The University would like to acknowledge and thank both bargaining committees for their hard work and commitment to reaching a renewal collective agreement. Details of the agreement will be made available shortly when the revised collective agreement is posted on the Human Resources website.

Brock University and IATSE, Local 461 representing stagehands, are scheduled to meet on Feb. 18, following IATSE’s request for the appointment of a conciliation officer on Dec. 8, 2014.

Conciliation is a process by which a union or employer can apply to the Ontario Ministry of Labour to appoint a conciliation officer, who will try to assist the parties to reach a collective agreement.

CUPE 4207-3 – Bargaining continues with the assistance of a conciliation officer. To date, the parties have met three times in conciliation.

Further updates will be provided to the community as discussions continue.

CUPE 4207-3, which represents ESL Instructors, filed a request for the appointment of a conciliation officer, following the fourth meeting between the parties on Sept 11. The collective agreement between Brock University and CUPE 4207-3 expired on July 6.

Conciliation is a process by which a union or employer can apply to the Ontario Ministry of Labour to appoint a conciliation officer, who will try to assist the parties to reach a collective agreement.

The University remains committed to a negotiated settlement and looks forward to continuing our discussions with CUPE 4207-3 to reach a collective agreement.

Further updates will be provided to the community as discussions continue.